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Erica Hoots

Full Stack Software Engineer

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About Me

Hi! My name is Erica Hoots.

I'm a creative and meticulous full stack software engineer with a passion for space exploration and technology.

I graduated from George Mason University summa cum laude (3.98 GPA) with a Bachelor's of Science in Information Technology and a concentration in Database Technology and Programming in December 2022.

Technical

I have experience working with an agile, collaborative, full stack development team using React, SQL, GraphQL, yup, DevTools, Docker, DBeaver, Git and Visual Studio Code.

I also graduated as a 'Database and Programming' concentration and have completed many coding classes. I've done anything from Jira administration to Automation Programming (Groovy) for Quality Assurance to Application Development (Swift).

Non-Technical

I have designed logos/tshirt designs for clubs at George Mason University (Friends of the Observatory (FOTO), Physics and Astronomy Society (PAS), and the Game Analysis and Interest Group (GADIG)). I also enjoyed working on games with GADIG where I did character concepting, in-game character animations, and lots of UI elements such as the title background art and buttons.

Goal

I'm very interested in applying my software development skills in the space exploration industry!

Experience

SAIC

Associate Software Engineer

SAIC

Space Engineering Intern (Systems Engineering)

SAIC

Space Engineering Intern (Systems Engineering)

Telos

Software Quality Assurance Automation Intern

NASA

Quality Assurance and Cybersecurity Intern

National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC)

Summer Intern (Legal Department)

Education

George Mason University

Aug 2018 - Dec 2022

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology conc. Database Technology & Programming

Senior Capstone: Worked remotely with a team for a year to utilze Jira to help a company track CMMC Compliance

Participated in the Engineering Living Learning Community from Fall 2018-Spring 2019 and Fall 2021-Fall 2022

Projects

Senior Capstone (CAVI)

Worked with a growing cybersecurity company to improve a manual process
We created a way to track CMMC (cybersecurity maturity model certification) compliance progress
Used Jira and some plugins to provide a more automated way to track
Our system provides a central location for tracking and uses a common tool used throughout the defense industry (Jira)

Game Design Projects

Worked remotely with a diverse team to create a game. Created art assets (Mainly UI aspects)

View Club itch.io page

Graphic Design Projects

Created logos for various clubs at George Mason University

Skills

Get in Touch

Please reach out through my email (hootsep@hotmail.com) or linkedin (linkedin.com/in/erica-hoots/) if you'd like to connect further!